Leads Screws – Terms & Definitions
By Zoe Moser (Edited by Kevin Wright and Shizu Yamaguchi) How do you determine the core diameter of a lead screw? What exactly is the pitch diameter? What are some important terms to know...
By Zoe Moser (Edited by Kevin Wright and Shizu Yamaguchi) How do you determine the core diameter of a lead screw? What exactly is the pitch diameter? What are some important terms to know...
By Zoe Moser (Edited by Kevin Wright and Shizu Yamaguchi) What is the thread dimension 10×3? In this blog post we look at one of the common thread sizes: the 10×3 mm. For all...
By Zoe Moser (Edited by Kevin Wright) Lead screw drives are used in a wide variety of industries and applications: from automation machines, to robotics, to material handling. Demands on lead screw drives can...
By Zoe Moser What is axial clearance? What should we watch out for? And what possibilities does igus offer for reducing axial clearance? The question of clearance is often asked when dealing with lead...
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